Los Angeles City Council

Democratic Assemblyman Paul Krekorian has come under fire from critics of state government and constituents who say he should step down while he runs for another office. He is currently campaigning for a seat on the Los Angeles City Council and has already garnered some endorsements, including that of Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca. Krekorian’s supporters have celebrated his efforts on legislation to promote in-state film and television projects and to increase green energy production.

My husband and I patronize Lancers in Burbank and Foxy’s in Glendale; we like both restaurants. The article in the July 4 Leader by Donna H. Evans, “Diners put up their dukes,” did not do justice to Lancers with her one-time experience there. We appreciate that the owners of Lancers Family Restaurant keep the price reasonable for good food, and make profit by volume. The customers vote by their feet, some eating there almost on a daily basis. It’s a good feeling to start a day at a friendly place, where everyone knows your name.

Democratic Assemblyman Paul Krekorian publicly announced his candidacy for Los Angeles City Council at a midday news conference Friday. The announcement comes two years before his second term in state office is set to expire. Krekorian, whose Assembly district includes Glendale, Burbank and parts of Los Angeles, filed candidacy forms Monday for the 2nd District seat left vacant by Councilwoman Wendy Greuel, who took over as city controller July 1. Flanked by community leaders and supporters at a news conference Friday in Van Nuys, Krekorian cited his past experience on the Burbank Unified Board of Education and legislative track record in Sacramento as key in helping “the valley once again achieve greatness.

GLENDALE — Democratic Assemblyman Paul Krekorian is expected to publicly announce his candidacy Thursday for Los Angeles City Council, midway through his second term in state office. Krekorian, whose Assembly district includes Glendale, Burbank and some Los Angeles city communities, filed candidacy forms Monday for the 2nd District seat left vacant by Councilwoman Wendy Greuel, who took over as city controller July 1. The election for the district, which overlaps with portions of Krekorian’s 43rd Assembly District, is slated to take place Sept.

Anyone who’s been to many public meetings for the Los Angeles County Transportation Authority or Los Angeles City Council knows about John Walsh. The true embodiment of a gadfly, it is not uncommon to see him stand before either board and hurl brow-raising insults and accusations at elected officials with such virulent furor that at times it seems as if his finger-waving, convulsive body might fall over. Nearly every time he is met with silence as the chairperson calls on the next speaker, or moves to the next item on the agenda.

CITY HALL City officials will continue to craft a citywide policy for residential wireless micro-cellular sites after the City Council on Tuesday moved to extend a moratorium on the equipment for another year. The moratorium was put in place to quell protests from north Glendale residents last year over a proposed T-Mobile antenna in the city’s right-of-way, and to allow time for revised regulations to be drafted. The ban was set to expire June 24, but city officials said they needed more time.